The London Port Health Authority,
is part of the City of London Corporation, the local authority
for the Square Mile, the City business sector of London. The
Authority is responsible for a district which extends
for 150 kilometres (94 miles) along the tidal Thames from
Teddington to the outer Estuary and includes the Ports of
Tilbury, Thamesport, Sheerness and London City Airport.
The Authority, the largest in the UK, has been in existence
since 1872 and is part of the City of London's Department of
Environmental Services.
The Authority is registered against
ISO 9001 for its imported food enforcement service at the
Ports of Tilbury, Thamesport and Sheerness and the food
hygiene service on the river.
If you require more general information on the London Port
Health Authority you can download our leaflet from the link
below.
Download Port Health Information Leaflet (119kb)